Wojciech Szczesny: It must have been his quietest match against Manchester City for years. A great second-half save from Stevan Jovetic was pretty much all he had to do. 7.

Mathieu Debuchy: Will face much tougher tests than he was given on his debut particularly in a first half where he rampaged forward at will. 6.

Calum Chambers: Press-ganged into making his debut at centre-half after Thomas Vermaelen's move to Barcelona, the 19-year-old's only black mark was being skinned too easily by Edin Dzeko, cancelled out by a surge forward of his own. 7.

Laurent Koscielny: Was so untroubled that his only concern will have been his half-time substitution, which betrayed manager Arsene Wenger's fears about the depth of his squad following Vermaelen's departure. 6.

Kieran Gibbs: Combative performance by the left-back, who flew into challenges and almost tricked his way through after a lovely exchange on the edge of the area. 7.

Mikel Arteta: The fulcrum of the Arsenal side, who allowed those in front of him to go and play, although doubts remain about the defensive side of his game. 7.

Aaron Ramsey: Picked up where he finished - and started - last season with an inspirational performance and brilliant goal. His form and fitness could dictate Arsenal's season. 8.

Jack Wilshere: Would have been stung by this week's attack by former Arsenal captain Tony Adams and responded with a lively performance full of good passing and movement. 7.

Santi Cazorla: A perfectly-controlled finish for the opening goal and a menace throughout alongside Ramsey and Wilshere as they completely overran a makeshift City midfield. 7.

Alexis Sanchez: So much is expected of the World Cup star that this 45-minute cameo may go down as a slightly disappointing debut, although one superb pass led to Arsenal's second goal. 6.

Yaya Sanogo: Such a misfit in this free-flowing side, it is a mystery how he gets picked. Scuffed badly wide when put through and did his best to mess up Ramsey's goal. 4.

Substitutes

Nacho Monreal (for Koscielny, 46 mins): One full-back for another... at centre-half. But on a day where it did not matter. 5.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (for Sanchez, 46): Not one of his more eye-catching displays. 5.

Olivier Giroud (for Sanogo, 46): A goal so out of character, it must be seen to be believed. 7.

Mathieu Flamini (for Wilshere, 68): The game was over by then. 5.

Tomas Rosicky (for Cazorla, 70): Ditto. 5.

Joel Campbell (for Ramsey, 84): Even more so. 3.

Manchester City

Willy Caballero: Looks like Joe Hart had the last laugh being 'dropped' for this game. His new rival did little more than pick the ball out of the net. 5.

Gael Clichy: The left-back being given the nod at right-back was surely the final insult for Micah Richards, who started on the bench. Did little to justify his inclusion. 4.

Dedryck Boyata: Surely only still at City as a consequence of Financial Fair Play. His first game since January and looked as out of position as he was. 4.

Matija Nastasic: His first game back after an injury-plagued season and he hardly covered himself in glory. The imminent arrival of Eliaquim Mangala will not help his cause. 5.

Aleksandar Kolarov: One of the few players who can expect to start the Premier League season for City next weekend and will want to forget this outing very quickly. 5.

Jesus Navas: A chance for the Spain winger to stake a claim for a place in the side but, despite being given 85 minutes to impress, he did nothing to dislodge those ahead of him. 4.

Yaya Toure: The disinterest of City's talisman, and captain for the day, summed up their limp performance. Started far too deep to wreak the sort of havoc he did last season. 4.

Fernando: The new arrival from Porto (nicknamed 'The Octopus') was overrun by the Arsenal midfield but did his best to stem the tide. 5.

Samir Nasri: The only City player who looked fired up for the game following his incendiary pre-match comments. Should have silenced the boo-boys with a goal and bizarrely substituted at half-time. 6.

Stevan Jovetic: Virtually every City chance fell to him and he failed to convert any of them. He should have done better with a Dzeko cutback and a header and was also denied by Szczesny's only real save. 6.

Edin Dzeko: Virtually anonymous thanks to a complete lack of service. Forced to make his own chance with some great work down the left but the opportunity was snuffed out. 4.

Substitutes

David Silva (for Nasri, 46): The man who makes City tick could not rescue them here. 4.